Friday, March 31, 2017

In
case you didn’t hear, there was some serious breaking news this week: It turns
out that Vice President Pence and his wife are in a healthy, normal marriage,
and they love each other very much. It was revealed in an interview with Karen
Pence that she and her husband have established some basic boundaries, which
include a policy where neither will go out to eat alone with a member of the
opposite sex. This is the part that has gotten a lot of attention in the news
and on social media.

Unfortunately,
there is a large population of abnormal and indecent people in our country, so
the story provoked the opposite sort of reaction. The media wrote marveling,
condescending headlines about the “strict rules” adopted by the puritanical
Pences, while a herd of cackling hyenas on Twitter spent all of last evening
mocking Mike and Karen Pence and anyone else who may agree with their prudent
approach to marriage. I, inadvertently, found myself in the midst of the hyena
swarm when I sent out a couple of tweets agreeing with the Pence marriage
policy, and wondering aloud what could possibly be an appropriate reason for a
married person to go on a dinner or lunch date with someone of the opposite
sex.

I
really didn’t think the issue, or my position on it, was that big of a deal, so
I went to bed and forgot about it. The next morning I woke up to find that I’d
been trending on Twitter and my tweets had received thousands of hysterical,
angry, vulgar responses in the span of just a few hours. People were screaming
at me for my “oppressive,” “backwards” and “chillingly psychotic” views, and
accusing me of condoning Shariah Law (incidentally, this is the first time I’ve
heard any liberal actually criticize Shariah Law). Oddly, I was even accused of
being a rape apologist and dehumanizing women. And, again, this is all because
I said a married man shouldn’t have a one-on-one dinner with a woman who isn’t
his wife. [more...] Get
Matt’s new book, out today, “The Unholy Trinity.”

Sears has been unable to compete with Amazon’s highly refined
marketing, just as local mom-and-pops were once-upon-a-time unable to compete
with Sears, which has been losing roughly $2 billion a year as its suppliers
and lenders are now demanding tighter payments and more security. Some
suppliers have halted shipments altogether, and insurers have stopped insuring,
making Sears’ prospects even more uncertain. Now that its bankruptcy seems
near, we should consider what brought this once-innovative marketing giant down
– and what we can learn from its heir apparent, Amazon, about how business has
been changing.
[more...]

The
Trans-Atlantic establishment is shaken about America’s free trade skepticism.
They invited CPA to Brussels, the Capitol of Europe, to discuss our balanced
trade ideas, explore whether we are “protectionists” or not, and to explain the
American flavor of anti-establishment politics to their old guard. Why would
voters, they ask, reject the progress of free trade and increasingly global
government? By the end, a whopping forty percent of the polite but slightly
hostile crowd were moved to become supportive of balanced trade. I arrived in
Brussels thinking I would be a mere irritant to the attendees of Brussels Forum
2017, organized by the prestigious German Marshall Fund. But the opening
speakers of the three-day event clearly labeled dissenters as a "threat."
The Brussels Forum audience favors a deepening of the European Union, an idea
that is fracturing in the wake of Brexit and ascending nationalism in Poland,
Hungary, France and the Netherlands. [more...]

On
March 23, 2017, Senators had a simple choice to make. On one side was J Street
- an anti-Israel pressure group that had hosted BDS activists and opposed
Israel’s right to defend itself. On the other was Ambassador David Friedman,
the first pro-Israel nominee in decades. And the choice was made. Every Democrat chose to stand with J
Street - with only two exceptions: Senator Robert Menendez, the last
pro-national defense Democrat, and Senator Manchin. There could hardly be a
better demonstration of the descent into the fever swamps of anti-Israel
politics than their decision to stand with an anti-Israel hate group whose
Muslim-led student arm is waging war on campuses against the Zionist
“occupation.” [more...]

Aren’t
liberal Democrat leaders who keep blaming their election loss on Russian
hacking all “conspiracy theorists?” And shouldn’t they be labeled with a
birther-like name? Aren’t they all “RUSHERS?” It’s amazing, isn’t it? The
entire Democrat Party has become crazed conspiracy theorists. They are all
questioning the background of our President based on rumors, speculation,
innuendo and libel. The Democrat Party is nothing but a bunch of “birthers,”
“TAXERS” and “RUSHERS.” Sad, but true... and funny as hell. [more...]

It’s
extremely upsetting that over the last 5 years or so, the Republicans didn’t
bother to have a Plan B ready to go. Because they wanted to slap Obama in the
face and put it through on the anniversary of the day he signed the ACA, they
were willing to give us an almost as bad unaffordable crappy healthcare act.
However, unlike the garbage shoved down our throats by the Democrats, you’ll
see, there is a big difference this time. [more...]

Leftist
policies display such abounding “compassion” for politically useful
groups yet have none for our citizens, especially our kids. The
compassion of Leftism always seems oddly calculated and convenient, pouring out
for illegal immigrant rapists while overlooking innocent victims who have a
right to be protected from this kind of madness. It should go without saying,
but our kids shouldn’t have to worry about the rapist element from Guatemala,
for instance. It’s our government’s job to keep those sorts of people out. And
to do so is where true compassion lies. [more...] Get
Matt’s new book, out today, “The Unholy Trinity.”

Trump,
while never specifically stating fundamental transformation as a goal, has
nevertheless pledged a fundamental transformation far greater than Obama’s. His
promise to roll back the regulatory/administrative state is nothing less than a
complete redefinition of the role of government and its relationship to
society. If he succeeds, the relationship of the state to the individual will
be completely transformed. Rewriting the tax code will be icing on the
cake. [more...]

A
sizable portion of the Democratic Party has been busily investing significant
media capital to promote the false narrative that Russian interference in the
presidential election is to blame for Hillary Clinton’s stunning loss. Evidently,
members of this same intractable liberal faction have now turned their
attention toward their next target in what appears to be an endless roster of
individuals that the Democrats can go about systematically disparaging,
discrediting, and sometimes seeking to destroy, in a political sense. GOP
Congressman Devin Nunes looks to be the next one up. [more...]

With
the House’s first attempt to repeal Obamacare failing to get the job done,
finger-pointing is rampant and blame is being generously handed out to everyone
involved. The Democrats are hoping they can start to get what they want, even
though they’ve been obstructing most of Trump’s agenda. Keep in mind, there
might be upwards of 500 Trump appointments still being held up in the Senate
waiting for confirmation. Even Neil Gorsuch, the outstanding Circuit Court of
Appeals judge from Colorado, has had his initial vote delayed until April 3rd. Last
week, the House vote on Paul Ryan’s first attempt at repealing and replacing
Obamacare was never taken due to a lack of about 20 votes. It failed. But who
really won? Who really lost? What was learned? More importantly, what’s next in
the attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare? [more...]

On
the latest edition of REVOLUTION_The Podcast, Arlene Bynon and I
talk to longtime Trump friend, associate, political adviser - and self-described
"Dirty Trickster" - Roger Stone, who was on the ropes recently as he
was named 19 times in FBI Director James Comey's hearing in front of the House
Intelligence Committee. Comey revealed for the first time that the President
and several of his associates are under criminal investigation regarding
possible collusion with Russia during the campaign. Stone, along with former
Trump Campaign Chairman, Paul Manafort, and Trump adviser, Carter Page, have
offered to testify in the House Intelligence Committee as part of the ongoing
Russia Investigation. In our podcast the bombastic Stone presents his defense. [more...]

Renaming McCarran Int’l
Airport after Harry Reid Would be a Branding Disaster

To
Republicans nationally, Harry Reid is the vicious politician who carried
Obama’s water for eight years; who shoved Obamacare down our throats; who
fought for open borders and illegal immigration; who made sure we all were
taxed and regulated to death. To many Republicans, he is also a symbol of
corruption and hyper-partisanship in Washington, D.C. Now, think about this for
a moment: sixty-two million people think Harry Reid is the devil. And most of
the rest have never heard of him. And Democrats in Carson City want to rename
our airport after him. Yes, you heard me: They want to rename McCarran
International Airport as Harry Reid International Airport. Hell of a branding
idea. [more...]

There
are now 500 sanctuary cities in the U.S., virtually all Democratic, which are
pledged not to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security in its
efforts to secure our borders, identify terrorists, and deport criminal aliens.
California has taken the lead in this pernicious movement and is about to
become the first sanctuary state. Moreover, every public California institution
of higher learning has declared itself a “sanctuary campus” including the
University of California whose president Janet Napolitano is a former Obama
appointee to head the Department of Homeland Security itself. This is the most
massive movement of sedition since the Civil War and is the centerpiece of the
so-called “resistance” - itself a form of sedition in a democracy - that
Democrats have mobilized against the Trump administration. [more...]

If
you read between the lines, the
outcome is clear. The Saudi policy of dumping their way to supremacy is over.
Its new strategy is for balance. Its old strategy certainly hurt some oil
producing rivals. But it couldn't be sustained. The Saudis have planted a
sizable colony of Islamic settlers in this country, but it's not nearly as
large as the Islamic colonization of Europe. If immigration corrections occur,
then it won't have anywhere near the influence of its European counterparts.
And if the Saudis continue to lose economic dominance, then fracking might have
ended up saving America from the invasion. [more...]

Obama
subordinated America’s national interests to his notion of global citizenship
under the umbrella of strengthened multilateral organizations and international
norms. He also believed that American power needed to be
contained. President Trump’s stated approach to virtually all issues
relating to foreign policy is to put American national security and economic
interests first. It explains his
budget priorities, which would add billions of dollars for defense and border
security, while cutting back on programs at the State Department undergirding
so-called “soft diplomacy.” President Trump also views such global issues as
trade, immigration, climate change and participation in multilateral
institutions through the prism of “America first.” Thus, his budget blueprint
would reduce U.S. funding contributions to the UN and multilateral development
banks, while ceasing payments altogether to the UN’s climate change programs.
It projects more reliance on America’s “hard power.” [more...]

California’s 2017 record rains ended the state’s long
drought, and they also opened millions of veins of gold that the ’49ers never found.
Hopeful get-rich-quick people should be headed to California again, now that
the streams are awash with flakes and nuggets of gold for the taking. What
seems surprising is that so few have grabbed this opportunity. [more...]

Lost
in the mainstream media push to have the public accept the tall tale that “the
Russians hacked the election,” which appears to have been crafted by
disaffected Democrats and their far-left allies, is a series of unresolved
issues that are in serious need of investigation. House Intelligence Committee
chair Devin Nunes recently told Fox that he has seen no evidence to show that
Trump Tower had been wiretapped. “Was there a physical wiretap of Trump Tower?
No, there never was,” Nunes said, adding that “if you take the president
literally, it didn’t happen.” Chiefly ignored by the media, however, was a
statement that Nunes had made in which he noted that he remains concerned about
“other surveillance activities.” The truth is, it is not just Nunes that should
be concerned, but rather every American. [more...]

While taking part in a nuclear
summit in South Korea in March 2012, a hot microphone picked up the voice of a
deeply worried Barack Obama. The President leaned over, placed his hand on
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev’s right forearm, and held tight. Obama
whispered, “This is my last election. After my election, I have
more flexibility.”

Medvedev
placed his hand on top of Obama’s and assured him, “I understand. I will transmit this information to
Vladimir. I stand with you.”This chilling
exchange was not a scene from a Cold War inspired spy movie where an American
President is being blackmailed by evil Russkies. It was real. President Obama
was promising Russian policy would become American policy in exchange for
“space,” he needed just a little more time. In response, “good cop” Medvedev
indicated he would put in the good word with “bad cop” Vladimir, “I stand with
you.”

Was
President Barack Obama blackmailed by Russia? The stunning and inexplicable
pro-Russia policies Obama undertook during his first term gives us every reason
to believe Obama was under Putin’s control, right under our noses. [more...]

The media has omitted the fact that Obamacare has been an
abomination for the American middle class. The vast majority of Americans have
been badly damaged by Obamacare; they’ve lost their quality of life. Like me,
their health insurance went from $500 per month to almost $2,000; and this
obscenely priced insurance now covers very few healthcare bills. So, when you
factor in the bills not covered, our healthcare bills are actually more like six
times higher because of Obamacare. And that’s precisely why the economy is
in freefall. The full 2016 GDP was a miserable 1.6%. But the first quarter 2017
GDP is now projected at 0.9%. Obamacare is strangling the nation, killing the
economy, destroying middle class jobs. 0.9%...Just
let that number sink in for a minute. Trump or not, the economy is melting
down. We are in reverse. Quicksand. Disaster looms if we don't act fast. Obamacare
is the gangrene. [more...]

Washington has been waiting to hear Comey’s
testimony this week before the House Intelligence Committee. On Monday, both
FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency (NSA) Director Mike
Rogers testified.Unfortunately,
Comey’s testimony didn’t answer all the questions clearly and concisely. In
fact, many questions still remain. In addition, there is no timeline given for
resolution of those questions. Is the controversy surrounding Comey’s testimony
just another attempt at blocking Trump’s policy agenda? What do we know about
Trump, the election, and possible Russian hacking? [more...]

Now
that there are threats of cuts coming, we have all these fake headlines: “Meals
on wheels being cut,” “Many federal science programs to be cut,” “Kids in
schools will lose their lunch programs,” and “Transportation and security for
many government facilities will suffer.” Do Democrats really think this is
working? And what about the many duplicate or outdated programs that are still
receiving money? Change is painful. But we need to cut back this crazy spending
and all the duplicate, outdated, wasteful and fraud-filled departments and
programs. [more examples
of wasteful spending here...]

The
political director of the Reagan White House, who now heads one of the largest
pro-Trump PACs, looks inside the Trump White House and gives his honest
appraisal. In the latest edition of REVOLUTION: The_Podcast,
Arlene Bynon and I interview longtime Republican political insider - Ed Rollins
- about President Trump's controversial first eight weeks... [more...]

There
are now 500 sanctuary cities in the U.S., virtually all Democratic, which are pledged
not to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security in its efforts to
secure our borders, identify terrorists, and deport criminal aliens. California
has taken the lead in this pernicious movement and is about to become the first
sanctuary state. Moreover, every public California institution of higher
learning has declared itself a “sanctuary campus” including the University of
California whose president Janet Napolitano is a former Obama appointee to head
the Department of Homeland Security itself. This is the most massive movement
of sedition since the Civil War and is the centerpiece of the so-called
“resistance” - itself a form of sedition in a democracy - that Democrats have
mobilized against the Trump administration. [more...]

While taking part in a nuclear
summit in South Korea in March 2012, a hot microphone picked up the voice of a
deeply worried Barack Obama. The President leaned over, placed his hand on
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev’s right forearm, and held tight. Obama
whispered, “This is my last election. After my election, I have
more flexibility.”

Medvedev
placed his hand on top of Obama’s and assured him, “I understand. I will transmit this information to
Vladimir. I stand with you.”This chilling
exchange was not a scene from a Cold War inspired spy movie where an American
President is being blackmailed by evil Russkies. It was real. President Obama
was promising Russian policy would become American policy in exchange for
“space,” he needed just a little more time. In response, “good cop” Medvedev
indicated he would put in the good word with “bad cop” Vladimir, “I stand with
you.”

Was
President Barack Obama blackmailed by Russia? The stunning and inexplicable
pro-Russia policies Obama undertook during his first term gives us every reason
to believe Obama was under Putin’s control, right under our noses. [more...]

Obama 'Looked into
Trump Tower,' But is Being 'Protected'

David Horowitz, author of the bestselling
book Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America,
says he believes former President Barack Obama did snoop on President Donald
Trump at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential race, but is
"protected" from being caught. "Every communication that the NSA
can get its hands on, which is every communication that any American engages
in, is on file at the NSA headquarters," Horowitz said. [more...]

MSNBC’s
Rachel Maddow had promised to deliver the holy grail of the left, President
Trump's tax returns; instead, she rambled on with an endless opening and
offered shocking proof that President Trump paid a lot of money in taxes. After
first managing to get scooped on the story by the Daily Beast - not to mention the White House. How did this train
wreck happen? [more...]

Bureaucrats
and diplomats at the United Nations are scrambling to adjust to the new Trump
administration. One thing seems certain. The Obama days of wine and roses for
the UN are over. The Trump administration is reportedly laying the groundwork
for cuts of at least 50% to U.S.
funding for United Nations programs. U.S. diplomats warned key UN
member states to “expect a big financial restraint” on American spending
at the UN at a meeting earlier this month in New York City, according to
sources cited by Foreign Policy. [more...]

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

While taking part in a nuclear
summit in South Korea in March 2012, a hot microphone picked up the voice of a
deeply worried Barack Obama. The President leaned over, placed his hand on
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev’s right forearm, and held tight. Obama
whispered, “This is my last election. After my election, I have
more flexibility.”

Medvedev
placed his hand on top of Obama’s and assured him, “I understand. I will transmit this information to
Vladimir. I stand with you.”This chilling
exchange was not a scene from a Cold War inspired spy movie where an American
President is being blackmailed by evil Russkies. It was real. President Obama
was promising Russian policy would become American policy in exchange for
“space,” he needed just a little more time. In response, “good cop” Medvedev
indicated he would put in the good word with “bad cop” Vladimir, “I stand with
you.”

Was
President Barack Obama blackmailed by Russia? The stunning and inexplicable
pro-Russia policies Obama undertook during his first term gives us every reason
to believe Obama was under Putin’s control, right under our noses. [more...]

The
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has scored the current Republican bill before
Congress known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA) adversely. They claim 14
million Americans will lose healthcare under the AHCA; that it will reduce the
deficit by$337 billion over the next 10 years. But, the CBO is not scoring the
complete repeal and replace series of bills (3 phases – this is just phase 1). Secretary
Price states there are fewer Americans on the exchanges now (8 million) than
the claimed 14 million that the CBO thinks will lose healthcare insurance. It
appears that the CBO thinks current Medicaid recipients will leave the system,
too. However, they have an inadequate track record on Obamacare scoring. Some
people think that the CBO is simply another Washington establishment
organization that promotes progressive policies. Newt Gingrich suggests
Congress use 5 outside professional firms to obtain better estimates of costs
and benefits and skip the CBO. [more...]

The
Trump administration, via its attorney general, recently asked for the
resignation of all remaining Obama-appointed U.S. attorneys, which is, in fact,
a change of personnel in which new administrations routinely engage. However,
the media reporting by the mainstream press and broadcast media has been
anything but routine; rather, the coverage has been somewhat hysterical in
nature. In light of the recent revelations that the Obama Justice Department
used FISA warrants to intercept digital communications of the Trump campaign,
the legal personnel change was an extremely necessary and prudent one. [more...]

Recently,
I wrote about President Trump’s workaholic constitution and how the media had
yet to grasp its potentially negative impact upon their lives. Finally, they’re
starting to get it. The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple wrote “...journalists
tasked with covering Donald Trump’s White House are growing weary thanks to the
‘unsustainable’ pace the president is setting – with long days, ‘ruined
weekends’ and ‘unpredictable’ moves.” His conclusion, Trump may outlast the
White House Press Corps. [more...]

The biggest surprise of President Trump’s Administration
might not involve congressional lawmakers, the Deep State, mobs of protestors,
or foreign policy. For the last eight years, the quasi-government Fed held
interest rates near zero, making it easy for President Obama’s Administration
to have massive stimulus policies and run the government with nearly free and
easy money. With Mr. Trump’s election, this Fed policy immediately began to
reverse. [more...]

Democrats
have, for years, created a fake narrative that the
Right-conservative-Republicans hate women, blacks, Hispanics, immigrants, clean
air, clean water and so many more that I can’t list them all. Everything is the
“War on _____.” Just fill in the blank with the Democrat irritant of the month.
Democrats have learned nothing from their November 2016 election loss. They
still believe it was the ignorant, uniformed - “those people” in the middle of
the country - who don’t get real news and have guns and read the bible who are
at fault for their loss. The problem is the Democrats see themselves as
all-knowing, all-seeing, smarter than you, better than you, and knowing more
than God. They believe YOU are the problem. [more...]

Obama’s
third term has begun. Our Republic is in danger. A few weeks after the election,
I warned that Obama was planning to run
the country from outside the White House. And that the “Obama Anonymous”
network of staffers embedded in the government was the real threat. Since then,
Obama’s Kalorama mansion has become a shadow White House. And the Obama
Anonymous network is doing everything it can to bring down an elected
government. After Trump secured the nomination, Obama’s people filed a
wiretapping request. As he was on the verge of winning, they did it again.
After he won, they’ve been doing everything they can to bring him down. It was
always going to come down to this. [more...]

House Republicans have finally released their
legislative blueprint for
repealing and replacing Obamacare. President Trump has indicated his support of
the proposed legislation, while leaving the door open for negotiations. Key
changes involving repeal of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion and the Obamacare
subsidies will not take full effect until 2020. However, the proposed
replacement for Obamacare provides a path to real reform, while at the
same time not throwing out the baby with the bath water. The
proposed legislation would preserve the prohibition on denying coverage to
people with pre-existing conditions or charging them more for such coverage,
and it would preserve the prohibition on capping lifetime coverage. It would
also continue allowing young adults up to the age of 26 to remain covered under
their parents’ health plans. However, the new ‘American Health Care Act’ would
eliminate some of the most unpopular features of Obamacare. [more...]

Peter
Navarro, Director of the White House National Trade Council, wrote a “trade
policy manifesto" op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal this week focusing upon balanced trade. The new
balanced trade policy is unwelcome on Wall Street and in some congressional
leadership offices. But it is welcomed by workers, farmers, ranchers and
manufacturers that make and grow things in the U.S. between the urban centers.
Navarro's piece makes clear that balanced trade is the priority to promote job
creation, economic growth and national security. [more...]

The
latest allegations say that Barack Obama’s administration actively wiretapped
Donald Trump’s campaign, and even shared confidential documents to assist
leaking against the new president. I first predicted - in Big Agenda: President's Trump's Plan to Save America,
my bestselling book about President Trump's plan to save America – the
Democrats and their media accomplices have declared all-out war on the Trump
White House. Under the guise of "resistance" – as though Trump
was the head of an occupying army rather than an elected president – they
have set out to destroy his administration. They are not "sore
losers," as many had surmised when their hysterical attacks on Trump
as an ‘American Hitler’ began. They are an army of saboteurs bent on destroying
the government the voters preferred. Their general, Fmr. President Obama, is an
unrepentant radical who abused the office of the presidency when he was in
power, and as ex-president is now leading a war to overthrow his successor. [more...]

At
the pro-Trump rally last Saturday, I watched as an old man holding a Trump sign
was pepper-sprayed mercilessly. As he convulsed in pain on the ground, groups
of radical leftist protesters cheered and laughed at him. The few supporters
who rushed to him to provide medical attention were subsequently beaten with
sticks. There was no shortage of bloodied, beaten faces and broken noses that
day. And every attempt at self defense was met with more violence. It was truly
a gruesome scene. And while all of this was happening, police in full riot gear
stood just outside of the park, stoically watching as people were being
attacked. As people ran to them pleading for them to get involved, they stood
with no sense of urgency, as if they were completely oblivious to the brutality
right in front of their visor shielded eyes. They never attempted to break
apart the violent confrontations, even when they were at their very worst.
There’s no excuse for them having watched on the sidelines as peaceful rally
attendees were brutalized by large groups of people in plain daylight. There’s
no riot protocol that calls for such gross negligence. [more...]

Pranav is a student at
UC Berkeley studying business and political science. He is the founder and
president of BridgeCal, a nonpartisan political organization that seeks to
bridge the political divide on campus and in the nation through a platform of
free and open discourse between people who disagree with each other.

Democrats seem to think talking to Russians is a crime. They even
throw around words like “treason.” But they see no issue with Democrats taking
millions of dollars from Russians? Because it turns out that Tony Podesta,
brother of Hillary’s national presidential campaign manager John Podesta is a
super lobbyist who took huge money from the Russians in order to end U.S.
government sanctions against Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank. Not
only did the brother of Hillary’s campaign manager take huge money from the
Russians to represent a foreign government’s biggest bank, but his firm
accepted over $24 million in fees in 2016, much of it from foreign governments.
[more...]

I just returned from a two-week speaking tour of Asia. I
spoke in front of hundreds of people in five countries about “the Trump phenomenon”
and what his election will mean for the world economy. I gave speeches in Hong
Kong, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. What an experience of a
lifetime! This trip was proof positive that people all over the world want the
same things as Americans - economic freedom, opportunity, mobility and
prosperity. They crave lower taxes, less welfare and smaller government. Anyone
who says otherwise is a liar. [more...]

Externally,
America faces missile launches by North Korea and Iran. Internally, President
Trump faces a constant assault on the legitimacy of his election and on the
implementation of his policies. Furthermore, America faces unprecedented
attempts to shut down free speech. Consider, for example, scholar Charles
Murray’s recent reprehensible treatment at Middlebury College in Vermont. Despite
these internal and external threats, President Trump and Americans will not be
intimidated. How will President Trump and Americans respond now? [more...]

Recent
actions and rhetoric of Democratic Party operatives and mainstream media
figures are evoking the same undesirable label. From newspaper opinion pieces
to social media posts, the ghost of Sen. Joseph McCarthy roams the Washington,
D.C. corridors and McCarthyism permeates the Democratic playbook, punctuated
with the leadership’s incessant murmurings of "the Russians hacked the
election." Democratic operatives and media hacks have been engaging in an
attempted cover-up in which they have focused on the fake "the Russians
hacked the election" narrative in an apparent effort to distract from the
tainted primary that delivered the Democratic nomination to an unusually flawed
candidate, Hillary Clinton. As Michael McGough wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "This [the
Russia story] is the Holy Grail - or smoking gun, to switch cliches - of some
Democrats’ imaginings." [more...]

A
strong, healthy stock market is the most important factor for any company
looking to have a successful Initial Public Offering. For Snap, Inc., the
parent company of the Snapchat app, this was exactly the case. Besides the fact
that the post-recession bull market just turned 8 years old, the U.S. stock
market is reaching all-time highs week after week. Investors are filled with
optimism and are pouring money into the market. In its first day of public
trading, Snap closed up 44% from its initial price of $17. The pop can be
attributed to several factors; but, in general, Snapchat’s popularity among the
younger generation (ages 18-35), who spend an average of 20-30 minutes a day on
the photo-sharing app, has induced their financial investment as well. [more...]

They are quick to point fingers at all the transgressions Mr.
Trump may have been involved in. With NO proof to back ANY of their
accusations, they want special prosecutors, resignations and firings, all from
actions they CLAIM happened over the last 90 days. Interesting. With ALL the scams,
scandals and unconstitutional actions committed against the American people by
the last administration, NO Dems could be found stating even one disapproving
or accusatory word against the Obama Administration or Clinton machine. Are
they only sworn to enforce the Constitution on the opposition party? [more...]

Monday, March 6, 2017

Recent actions and rhetoric of Democratic Party operatives and
mainstream media figures are evoking the same undesirable label.

From newspaper opinion pieces to social media posts, the ghost of
Sen. Joseph McCarthy roams the Washington, D.C. corridors and McCarthyism
permeates the Democratic playbook, punctuated with the leadership’s incessant
murmurings of "the Russians hacked the election."

As fallout of his investigation in the 1950s into Russian
connections in the U.S., McCarthy was accused of conducting a "witch
hunt" and was also indelibly linked to the Hollywood blacklist era.

Interestingly, after decades of vilification, the Wisconsin
senator and World War II veteran was in great part vindicated by the Venona
papers, which revealed that spies working for the old Soviet Union had indeed
infiltrated key positions in government and other U.S. institutions.

Democratic operatives and media hacks have been engaging in an
attempted cover-up in which they have focused on the fake "the Russians
hacked the election" narrative in an apparent effort to distract from the
tainted primary that delivered the Democratic nomination to an unusually flawed
candidate, Hillary Clinton.

As Michael McGough wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "This [the Russia story] is the Holy Grail
— or smoking gun, to switch clichés — of some Democrats’ imaginings." [more...]

Last
week the state governors met with members of congress to discuss the fate of
Obamacare. They were informed that the elimination of Obamacare would lead to
disaster. States that participated in expanded Medicaid would lose billions in
funding. Individuals who are receiving subsidies in the health insurance
marketplace would wind up uninsured. Chaos would be the guaranteed result. In
other words, the Republican controlled congress putting its collective head
together is unable to come up with anything better than Obamacare. And what
about our tax system? It’s a joke and has been for the at least the past 50
years. Sure, the media is dangerous, but they’re nothing compared to the U.S.
Congress. As Justice Learned Hand once said, “The power to tax is the power to
destroy.” Boy, if he had only known. [more...]

There
are few American businessmen more influential than Warren Buffett. He has an
investing track record which speaks for itself and Yoda-like reverence within
the American economy. His advice, therefore, is beneficial to all investors and
business people.

Buffett
recently released his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, the
multinational conglomerate Buffett founded and spearheads. In it, he speaks to
corporate executives, individual investors, and anyone looking for a key into
the often unpredictable economy. The influence Buffett possess is unmistakable.
His words echo both in corridors of New York skyscrapers and on railroad tracks
in Omaha. And while his reputation precedes itself, it is Buffett’s wisdom year
after year which many American business people listen to and act on. He might
not have all the answers to achieving success, but his role as an activist
investor should not be ignored. [more...]

The
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-UN Joint Investigative
Mechanism (JIM), which was established in August 2015 under a unanimously
approved Security Council resolution, was assigned the responsibility to
determine who was responsible for a series of chemical attacks since 2013 that
killed Syrian civilians. The independent expert panel concluded that there was
sufficient evidence to determine that the Syrian government had used chemical
weapons on three separate occasions from 2014 to 2015, while ISIS had used them
at least once. With that conclusion in hand, the United States, United Kingdom
and France introduced a draft resolution on February 28th imposing
sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter on Syrian government officials
and entities linked to the chemical weapons attacks; placing an embargo on arms
sales and chemicals intended to be used as weapons; and establishing a
sanctions committee and panel of experts to monitor the implementation of these
measures. Russia and China vetoed the draft resolution, which blocked its
adoption. Bolivia also voted no. Nine Security Council members voted yes, and
three abstained. [more...]

Fake
trade news abounds. Periodically politicians, reporters or pundits who should
know better warn of a "trade war," which, they fret, will happen if
the U.S. defends its economic interests by taking action. That action could
possibly be found unlawful by a World Trade Organization (WTO) set of unelected
lawyers sitting as judges. Their hysteria is always in support of their
argument to "do nothing, it'll all be fine." The most recent example
of this version of fake trade news is the media/punditry class's false
assertion that tax reform with border adjustability will violate the WTO and
thus start a "trade war.” The House GOP tax plan could violate the WTO
agreement due to its strange version of border adjustability, but it will not
start a trade war. Anyone who asserts otherwise should be dismissed as uninformed
or a special interest hack. [more...]